HTML canvas strokeRect() Method

Introduction

Draw a 150*100 pixels rectangle:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="300" height="180" style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3;">
Your browser does not support the HTML5 canvas tag.</canvas>

<script>
var c = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var ctx = c.getContext("2d");
ctx.strokeRect(20, 20, 150, 100);// ww w.j  a va2 s  . co  m
</script>

</body>
</html>

The strokeRect() method draws a rectangle (no fill).

The default color of the stroke is black.

Use the strokeStyle property to set a color, gradient, or pattern to style the stroke. 

context.strokeRect(x, y, width, height);

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
x The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle
y The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the rectangle
width The width of the rectangle, in pixels
heightThe height of the rectangle, in pixels



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